TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: September 12, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Anne Molgaard
PHONE:
463-7885
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Revised Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services, to Receive an Allocation Amount of $400,000 Over a Four Year Period to Implement the Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success Strategies Relating to Opioid Abuse Prevention from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve revised Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services to receive an allocation amount of $400,000 over a four year period to implement the Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success Strategies relating to Opioid abuse prevention from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021; authorize Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not affect the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
July 11, 2017, Item 4(q), Approval of Grant Agreement.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
HHSA Public Heath Branch, Prevention and Planning Unit (PAPU), will receive a 4 year allocation grant of $400,000 to implement SPF PFS strategies relating to Opioid Abuse Prevention. Grant funds will focus on preventing opioid abuse, especially among youth and underserved populations, as well as in the general population. PAPU will increase naloxone access throughout the County, perform youth-targeted and public education, and a media outreach campaign with the goal to decrease deaths and overdoses due to misuse and abuse of opioids.
This Agreement with DHCS was approved by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on July 11, 2017. Since being approved, the Year 1 Budget has been revised to inclu...
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